USITC Announces Dates of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Roundtables and Public Hearings

On September 6, 2013, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced the dates for a series of roundtables the agency will hold, with the assistance of the Small Business Administration, across the U.S. The USITC is seeking information for a report that will identify trade-related barriers that U.S. SMEs perceive as disproportionately (compared to large firms) affecting their exports to the European Union (EU). Upcoming roundtables are scheduled for Chicago (9/13), Philadelphia (9/23), Raleigh (9/16), Los Angeles (9/23), Atlanta (9/17), New York (9/24), Denver (9/17), Irvine (9/24), Miami/Ft. Lauderdale (9/18), Sacramento 9/25(), Albuquerque (9/18), Boston (9/26), Houston (9/20), Providence (9/27), Salt Lake City (9/20), and Fresno (9/27). Public hearings will be held in San Jose, CA on September 26 and Washington, D.C. on October 8.